'The Rev. Edward Brady, pastor of St. Anne's, said recently that while talk about charters has been spurred by the commission's recommendations, he had no knowledge of one being proposed in his former parish school.

"According to the application for the proposed Philadelphia Polytechnic Charter, members of the founding coalition include Vincent J. Fenerty Jr., executive director of the Parking Authority; State Rep. John Taylor (R., Phila.); State Rep. William Keller, (D., Phila); and Robert DeMento, a marketing executive."

The same John Taylor who attended and addressed the crowd at the "support St. Laurentius rally/march?"

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"'f you admire somebody, you should go ahead and tell them. People never get the flowers while they can still smell them."